Archives
These Archives contain a collection of documents and articles relating to the history of St Peter's Church, Parwich and to the village of Parwich. If you cannot find the information you are looking, or you have additional information or documents you would like to contribute, please get in touch with us by emailing here.
Much of the information about the history of Parwich Church has been compiled by the Parwich and District Local History Society which meets regularly in Parwich for visits and discussions of subjects related to local history. For more information, see the Parwich Local History website .
Parwich Books
A list of books available about Parwich and its history and information
on how to obtain them.
Opening
of a New Church at Parwich
Derby Mercury October 22nd 1873
St Peter's New Church
Derby Mercury 1873
Faculty 1907
Alterations to the Church
Faculty 1919
Installation of Carillon
Short Articles
Items from old local newspapers
Parwich Care Centre
The closure of the Care Centre
Parwich
Census 1841
A fascinating glimpse at the population of Parwich village one night in
1841.
Notes on the
Church
By Brian Foden, 1999
Cox's Notes
A disparaging account of the old church building.
Thompson's
Notes
Complaints about the rebuilding work.
Church
Wardens' Accounts for 1713
The earliest surviving record of accounts for Parwich Church.
Parwich
Oddfellows
An account of the history and customs of this important part of Parwich
life.